With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy read more

With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy ambition finds.

Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.

Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.

Idle men are the devil's playfellows.

Idle men are the devil's playfellows.

Adversity deprives us of our judgment.

Adversity deprives us of our judgment.

The way of transgressors is hard.

The way of transgressors is hard.

He complaines wrongfully on the sea that twice suffers shipwrack.

He complaines wrongfully on the sea that twice suffers shipwrack.

And neglected his task for the flowers on the way.

And neglected his task for the flowers on the way.

When war is raging the laws are dumb.

When war is raging the laws are dumb.

Poverty is the mother of health.

Poverty is the mother of health.